Green Infrastructure & Equity Tools and Virtual Events Check out these two new products that seek to improve the equity of urban green infrastructure planning, policy, and practice: GIequity.org, which features the results of a 20-city analysis, and Governing Green, an experiential toolkit that lets users evaluate the equity implications of their own GI […]
Consumer and Producer Price Indexes Have Seen Historic Increases Over the Past Year Since November of 2020, both the Consumer and Producer Price Indexes (CPI & PPI) have seen historic increases. The Composite Index, which measures the average of all of the CPI’s items, has increased by 16.8 in 2021 alone, and rose from 260.2 […]
Broadband in the Capital Region Meeting Recording Now Available Recently, CDRPC hosted a meeting with ECC Technologies to discuss the NYS Broadband Assessment Project. This initiative will yield an in-depth data inventory like no other, in order to help identify and guide critical investments for the expansion of broadband infrastructure. It is critical that […]
Community Development and Planning Coordinator The Town of Glenville, NY is seeking candidates for a Community Development and Planning Coordinator. The Coordinator serves as the initial point of contact for the Economic Development and Planning Department and reports to the Director of Community Development while supporting and responsively coordinating with the Town Supervisor and […]
For Immediate Release: May 11, 2021 CONTACT: CDRPC – Kate Maynard, AICP, Director of Planning and Economic Development, kate.maynard@cdrpc.org, 518.453.0850 Foreign Trade Zone Workshop Announced by CDRPC capitalregionftz.com May 11, 2021 (Albany, NY) The Capital District Regional Planning Commission (CDRPC), the Center for Economic Growth (CEG), and the Port of Albany will host […]
For Immediate Release: March 30, 2021 CONTACT CDRPC – Mark Castiglione – mark@cdrpc.org – 518-461-3597 CDRPC Launches Regional Economic Recovery Dashboard https://cdrpc.org/covidrecoverydashboard March 30, 2021 (Albany, NY) The Capital District Regional Planning Commission (CDRPC) announced the release of an important new tool for Capital Region government leaders, business executives and the general public to […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: March 10, 2021 Contact: Mark Castiglione, (518) 453-0850 mark@cdrpc.org Capital Region Municipalities Invited to Apply for Clean Energy Funding CDRPC Eastern NY Coordinator for NYSERDA Clean Energy Communities program Albany, N.Y. — Capital Region municipalities are invited to participate in a grant program designed to help them save energy and reduce […]
Upcoming Funding Opportunities Regional Forest Economy Partnership (RFEP) Northern Border Regional Commission Applications within counties of Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties are eligible to submit. Maximum Award Size is $1,000,000, minimum is $250,000. GOAL: Fund projects that, when completed, increase the ability of the four-state region to attract new opportunities that leverage significant additional […]
US EDA Releases Notice of Funding Opportunity for the $1.5 Billion CARES Act Appropriation As EDA’s designated Economic Development District, CDRPC can assist with further information, coordinate meetings with EDA representatives, and in assembling grant applications. Please contact Kate Maynard, AICP at kate.maynard@cdrpc.org for more information. Full details see: https://www.eda.gov/coronavirus/ The Notice of Funding […]
Public Meeting Notice Capital District Regional Planning Commission Board Meeting A meeting of the Board of the Capital District Regional Planning Commission will be held at 10:00am on May 20, 2020 Due to social distancing policies related to COVID-19, the Capital District Regional Planning Commission’s (CDRPC) 10am, May 20th meeting will be held virtually […]